| Member Benefits | International Member | Local Associate |
| Membership | member of the full International Association supporting its goals and objectives | only recognized within the local member unit; cannot claim membership to the Association |
| Journal Subscription | yes - you can choose either the Journal or EM | no - can purchase a subscription |
| Monthly magazine | yes - you can choose either the Journal or EM (International Association publication) and local member unit newsletters (if produced) |
only the local member unit newsletter (availability varies among member units) |
| A&WMA Newsletter | yes | no |
| Officers/Board Member Units |
yes - can run for the Board or hold office |
no no |
| Membership Directory | yes, will be listed in the full A&WMA directory and in the member unit directory, if produced | will only be listed in the member unit directory, if produced |
| Networking Opportunities | yes, both at the International and at the local levels | predominately at the local levels, not readily at the International level |
| Reduced conference, and workshop meeting fees | yes, all A&WMA events | only events held by local member units |
| Notification of those A&WMA events & publications | yes, through numerous avenues | lonly local events and those published in local newsletters |
| Job Placement Service | yes, through the Annual Conference & Exhibition, EM and the A&WMA Career Center on the web. | no - unless offered by the member units |
| Access to papers, technical information books, etc. | yes, members are kept apprised of all publications and technical information available to the Association; discounts may be available | only for information released to the general public (i.e., through libraries, public ads, etc.) |